Things we’re reading today include … War, sanctions and crypto: Inside Iran’s $7.8bn digital economy Nigel Farage invests £215,000 in bitcoin firm chaired by Kwasi Kwarteng 2026: The Year Everyone Became a Bank Top US banks weigh suing federal regulator over crypto banking rules The U.S. Fintech Market Is Heating Up Again Clarity Act stokes…
Things we’re reading today include … Private Banks Missing $100 trillion Opportunity As Women’s Wealth Rises – HSBC Report Which Fintech Trends Are Making Financial Services Work Better for Women? Lloyds to sell customer data, cut IT costs to become “the UK’s biggest fintech” New fraud squad to use AI to deal with ‘epidemic’ of…
This week’s main discussions include … The Intelligence Revolution I just did a webinar sponsored by Xpand IT. Here is a summary: From Physical to Digital to Intelligent: The Third Revolution of Finance Let me start with a simple question. How many of you think we’re living through a period of unprecedented change in finance?…
Things we’re reading today include … Revolut applies for US national bank charter Trump issues warning to Wall Street after secret White House meeting with Coinbase CEO Huge lay-offs continue in tech and finance firms as major global investment bank cuts 2,500 jobs European fintech’s most active angel investors Top 10 Fintech Startups in the…
Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin Roars Back: Here’s What Drove a 7% Surge In the World’s Largest Cryptocurrency Today Trump warns of losing American leadership in the cryptocurrency… Swiss regulator liquidates bank following enforcement action from US government Luxembourg police raid Swiss private bank EFG in money laundering probe Swedish central bank urges…
Things we’re reading today include … Is the UK still a global fintech leader? World’s money launderers are shifting to crypto, report warns Elliptic Reports 700% Surge in Cryptocurrency Outflows from Iran Following Airstrikes Are banking hubs the answer to bank branch closures? 2026: Three Regulatory Strategies for Banking in an Increasingly Fragmented World DORA’s…
Things we’re reading today include … Major bank faces £600million hit after UK mortgage lender collapses Bank for ultra-rich warns Reeves over entrepreneur exodus Braddick to take the helm at the UK’s banking watchdog the PRA The economic effects of changes to bank capital regulation: evidence from the United Kingdom, a report from the Bank…
This week’s main discussions include … Stripe buying PayPal? Wow! Two headlines really struck me this morning. The first is that Stripe is now valued at over $150 billion – I’ve been following Stripe’s valuations for over a decade (it was just over $9 billion in 2016) … … and the second is that they…
Things we’re reading today include … Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI What’s Next for Klarna After US$1bn in Revenue U.K. ‘buy now pay later’ regulation signals end of ‘Wild West’ fintech loans system The crypto winter is not over, with the cryptocurrency market following the sentiment…
